By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The Nigerian Police Force have apprehended special constabularies caught in viral video demanding bribe.
According to a statement by ACP Muyiwa Adejobi,Force PRO said the Police officers will face disciplinary sanctions.
Adejobi said, “The Police Special Constabularies who were caught in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch woman rider at Ojongbodu area along Iseyin/Ogbomosho Road in Oyo, Oyo State have been appended. The Constabularies were arrested by the police authority for their unprofessional, unacceptable, and punishable acts.
CP Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command has instituted a disciplinary procedure on the matter immediately.
The police authority has condemned the act and ordered that the men and their supervising Divisional Police Officer be sanctioned accordingly.
Such an act is unpolice and would never be tolerated in any manner. The Force would however intensify efforts in commencing the reorientation programme initiated by IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Inspector-General of Police for officers and men of the Force to address issues of this nature and reposition the Nigeria Police Force.